?The Justice Department will not be improperly influenced?: Sessions fires back at Trump

Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions directly rebuked President Trump?s criticism of him in an unusually pointed statement Thursday afternoon.

?Everybody would be very poor? if I were to be impeached, Trump says

?If I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash,? President Trump said, though he added ?I don?t know how you can impeach somebody who?s done a great job.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/3b3ccdb8c54b468981e17daeb56f9f5b-3b3ccdb8c54b468981e17daeb56f9f5b-0.jpg National Enquirer?s safe held damaging Trump stories

The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally in support of the Senate candidacy of West Virginia's Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Getting defendants to ?flip? is key tool in going after the kingpin, experts say

The practice of allowing criminal defendants to cooperate, or ?flip, which President Trump criticized Wednesday, is a classic tool in a prosecutor?s tool box, experts said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/d722a596-43ce-4973-9342-f849cad3f6fd.jpg South Africa blasts President Trump over racially divisive tweet

South Africa is in the throes of a racially charged national debate over land reform, a lawful process that seeks to correct the legacy of decades of white minority rule that stripped blacks of their land.

Jim McBride

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_alex1_spts-11842.jpg Alex Guerrero will not be on Patriots? sideline Friday, but he did travel with team

Guerrero?s privileges had been revoked last season, but he has been spotted twice in the past two days.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1021909038.jpg Hurricane Lane is weaker but still pummels Hawaii with rain

Hurricane Lane already lashed the Big Island with nearly 20 inches of rain in nearly 24 hours and was moving closer to Hawaii, a shift that will put the Big Island and Maui ??in the thick?? of the storm.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/new7.jpg Immigrants? case against ICE, DHS can proceed, judge rules

A lawsuit by immigrants trying to keep immigration officials from deporting them while they seek legal residency may move forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ef434fa5cf8d40338c18beca805fa139-ef434fa5cf8d40338c18beca805fa139-19679.jpg Cannabis commission won?t oversee local contracts

The 4-1 vote immediately drew criticism that it gave municipalities a green light to charge marijuana operators large sums.

A dose of measles vaccine.

Measles case confirmed in Mass.; others may have been exposed at Logan Airport

State health authorities have confirmed a case of measles and are warning that others may have been exposed to the disease at the Boston?s Logan International Airport.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/suarez_06fountainplay_MET_001.jpg Things to do in Boston with your guests on the cheap

Some of the best things in Boston, as in life, really are free, or at least cheap.

A worker put finishing touches on a slot machine on the MGM Springfield gambling floor.

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MGM Springfield on target for Friday opening

Workers are putting the final polish on a $960 million facility that now has state approval to begin operating.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-19689.jpg Amid a church rocked by scandal, O?Malley invites archdiocese?s priests to midday prayer

In the wake of the broadest inquiry into church sex abuse in US history, Cardinal Seán O?Malley has invited the Archdiocese of Boston?s priests to a midday prayer next week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/clark_hiset_graduation_082318_06.jpg For some ex-gang members, hope beyond the street corner

More than 60 students were honored Thursday in a matriculation ceremony hosted by Boston Uncornered, an initiative that helps gang-involved young people work toward a college degree.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin082318McGillivray_Met1.jpg Icon Dave McGillivray celebrates 40th anniversary of historic Run Across America for cancer at Fenway

As he did in 1978, McGillivray is raising money for the Jimmy Fund to help cancer care and research patients across the country.

Weymouth, MA - August 23, 2018: Frank Siller, right, chief executive of Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation delivers a mortgage payoff receipt to Cynthia ?Cindy? Chesna and her children Olivia, left, and Jack during a press conference at the Weymouth Police Department in Weymouth, MA on August 23, 2018. A New York City nonprofit has raised enough money to pay off the mortgage on the home of slain Weymouth Police Sergeant Michael Chesna. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation scheduled the press conference at Weymouth Police Headquarters to present Chesna?s family with a mortgage payoff letter, said Frank Siller, chief executive of the foundation that honors his brother. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

?Everyone?s come together? ? foundation pays off mortgage for slain Weymouth officer?s family

It was an emotional day for the Chesna family, but also a positive one, because they were there for a special occasion: their mortgage had been paid off.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/burr_24deadshark_002.jpg Dead great white shark found on Truro beach

Officials from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said experts planned to do a necropsy of the animal.

Shirley Leung

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?My first role is to defend and protect this iconic institution in this city,? Spruill said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/batali.jpg Massachusetts woman sues Mario Batali, accuses him of sexually assaulting her in Boston

A 28-year-old Massachusetts woman is suing the celebrity chef behind Eataly, accusing him of forcibly kissing and groping her while the two were at a Back Bay restaurant.

Colleges cut ties with acclaimed Boston-area concert organist amid sex allegations

James David Christie performing all-Bach program at St. Thomas Church on Tuesday night, April 25, 2000.(Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images/file 2000

James David Christie, widely regarded as one of the greatest organists of his generation, has resigned his post as distinguished artist in residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. He has also left Oberlin College, where he was a professor of organ and chair of the organ department.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Ryan_24fetanyl_004.jpg 29 charged, including city worker, in fentanyl bust

Those facing federal charges include City Councilor Michelle Wu?s former constituent services director who is currently employed with the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WALKER_121416_14koh_15335x.jpg Koh holds small lead in Third District, poll says

Despite Dan Koh?s small lead, with less than two weeks until the primary, nearly 30 percent of likely voters say are still unsure who they?ll pick in the Third Congressional District.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/MA07-3375.jpg National realtors group has spent nearly $300,000 to help Mike Capuano defeat Ayanna Pressley

The National Association of Realtors is funding online ads, direct mail, and polling in the Seventh Congressional District.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin080818SuffolkDADebate_Met8.jpg In final Suffolk DA forum, one contender bows out, protesting question format

Greg Henning said in a letter to organizers that he did not like the format of the questions.

Christopher Muther

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/16/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/sign20.jpg Get your kicks on . . . Route 20? Welcome to the next Route 66

Come along on one local man?s quest to get Route 20 recognized as a historic highway and turn it into the next Route 66.

Roslindale teen identified as Roxbury homicide victim

Fausto Sosa, 18, of Roslindale was fatally shot Wednesday night on Hollander Street.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02202012_20facebook_photo2-8190179-18600.jpg These New England schools top this year?s Forbes college rankings

Several local colleges have made the Forbes annual nationwide ranking of universities, with the No. 1 spot going to a Boston-area school.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-21469.jpg David Price is finally the pitcher the Red Sox thought he would be

In six starts since the All Star break, Price is 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA, 40 strikeouts, and 7 walks.

DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 22: Francisco Liriano #38 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning at Comerica Park on August 22, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Do Red Sox still need to add a player or two?

Red Sox scouts are certainly doing their due diligence, seeing if there?s a player that could fit a specific need.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04132008_13citype1-6589557.jpg Sam Cornish, Boston?s first poet laureate, dies at 82

Sam Cornish, 82, of Brighton, who died Aug. 20, was Boston?s first poet laureate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/c834523f0aac4fb083e36726e5b4d27f-8a89f350f2df4446b3205a555974909d-3387-k6KG--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Sprinting intern with Manafort verdict captures attention on a busy news day

Photos and video captured NBC News intern Cassie Semyon?s mad dash from a Virginia courthouse.

PERSPECTIVE | MAGAZINE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/perspective.jpg Bidding farewell to summer with relief

Goodbye to battles over sunscreen, stressful logistics, tick checks, and traffic-related panic. For working parents, the hot days are a never-ending string of headaches.

Former captain of New Bedford fishing boat pleads guilty to interfering with Coast Guard inspection

Thomas D. Simpson was the captain of the Fishing Vessel Bulldog, owned by the disgraced fishing mogul Carolos Rafael, also known as ?The Codfather,? officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/9d503d558d3e478faf76b8d164ac7d5e-9d503d558d3e478faf76b8d164ac7d5e-0.jpg John Lennon?s killer denied parole for 10th time

Mark David Chapman will remain behind bars for at least two more years.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Walker_022118_21kingston_24503x.jpg Endorsement: Beth Lindstrom is clear GOP choice for Senate

The Globe endorses Lindstrom in the Republican Party?s Sept. 4 primary.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/4Y7A7448TaylorUsry-kixF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com-Homepage.jpg TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ

She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.

Newsletters

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Haejin_Final_Mushroom-1600x900.jpg Science is testing claims about psilocybin microdoses, and finding some truth

Psilocybin microdoses do improve a form of thinking underlying creativity, a study suggests.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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